Hosta
Hosta 'First Frost'
Asparagaceae
Other names
Plantain Lily
Growth habit
Herbaceous
Perennation
Long-lived polycarpic perennial
Location
Comstock Knoll and Rhododendron Collection
Source of plant
Holland Bulb Farms
Description
Plant: 36 in. (91 cm) diameter, 16" high; mound-like; medium. Leaf: 7" long, 5" wide; 8 to 10 pairs of veins; intensely blue green; yellow becoming white margin; flat; glaucous bloom on top; glaucous bloom underneath; moderately flat; broadly ovate; cordate base. Scape: 22 to 28" long; blue. Flower: 2" long; tubular. Seasonal Variation: emerges with yellow margin turns pure white. [Sport of H. 'Halcyon']
USDA Hardiness Zone
3
Special characteristics
foliage characteristics